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KEMP, Wallace Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX68201 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 February 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Ordnance Workshop |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 26 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Strathfield, Strathfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Radio Engineer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, 28 June 1976, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jan 1939: | Involvement Captain, NX68201, 1939, Jan. Enlisted Militia (Signals) •1939, Sep. Commenced full time training (Signals) •1939, Dec. Placed on Militia "A" Reserve (Occupation) •1941, Feb. 11th. Enlisted A1 at Paddington. •1941, Feb. 12th. Marched in to General Details Depot Sydney. •1941, Feb. 13th. Marched out to (1 Aust Adv Wksp Coy AIF) •1941, Apr. 9th. Embarked for Middle East (1 Aust Adv Wksp Coy AIF) •1941, May. Promoted Sgt. •1941, Jun. Promoted A/S/Sgt •1941, Jul. 17th. Promoted S/Sgt •1941, Nov. Attached RAOC (Radar Equipt) Prior, in September visited the "Holy Land". •1942, Jan. 3oth. Re-embarked SS Mauretania then SS City of Paris from Bombay. •1942, Apr. Dis-embarked •1942, Sep. Transferred to HQ Aust Base Wksp (Melb) •1942, Nov. Promoted Lieutenant •1943, Feb. 4 Aust Armd Bde Wksp (EME(W)) Nerang, Queensland. •----, ---. 2/6 Aust Armd Regt Wksp (EME) Nerang. •----, ---. 2/5 Aust Armd Regt Wksp (EME) Nerang. •1945, Jan. HQ 4 Aust Armd Bde AIF (EME(W)) Nerang, Queensland. •1945, Jan. 18th. Promoted T/Capt (EME(W)) •1945, Dec. 18th. Discharged from 2/1 Aust. Ord. W/S | |
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| 11 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX68201, Paddington, New South Wales | |
| 11 Feb 1941: | Enlisted NX68201 | |
| 6 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, NX68201, 1st Advanced Ordnance Workshop Company | |
| 26 Nov 1942: | Promoted Lieutenant | |
| 18 Dec 1945: | Discharged Captain, NX68201, 2nd/1st Ordnance Workshop | |
| 18 Dec 1945: | Discharged NX68201 |
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